3. Colleague Alex Speier noted that the trade for Crochet is somewhat similar to the Red Sox’ acquisition of Josh Beckett (and Mike Lowell — never forget Mike Lowell) from the Marlins for a ...

Crochet is what Josh Beckett was nearly two decades ago when the Red Sox acquired him from the Marlins for a package headlined by Hanley Ramirez. Beckett led the Red Sox to the 2007 World Series ...

There was far less projection about what the Red Sox were getting on their end. A far better comparison – as NBC Sports Boston’s John Tomase has noted – would be the deal for Josh Beckett ...

He threw at least 140 innings each season; Rick Porcello, Jon Lester, Tim Wakefield, Josh Beckett, and Pedro Martinez are the only other Red Sox pitchers to pitch at least four 140-inning seasons ...